Antarctica-Chinese Plane Landing
Antarctica - Dec 16, 2017
1. Commercial aircraft of China's Hainan Airlines, first Chinese commercial airplane landing on Antarctica
2. Various of scenes of Antarctica
A commercial aircraft of China's Hainan Airlines landed on the Antarctica on Saturday.
This is the first Chinese commercial airplane landing on the continent.
Carrying 22 Chinese passengers, the plane took off from Hong Kong and flew 15 hours to stop over in Cape Town of South Africa for refueling. Then it flew another five and a half hours to land on the Antarctica on Saturday.
China has become the second largest tourist source of Antarctica, next only to the United States.
The number of Chinese tourists to Antarctica grew from less than 100 in 2008 to 3,944 in 2016.
The Chinese travel agency, Caissa, plans to start official Antarctic tour next year.
Antarctica-Chinese Plane Landing
Dateline : Dec 16, 2017
Location : Antarctica
Duration : 1'01
Antarctica - Dec 16, 2017
1. Commercial aircraft of China's Hainan Airlines, first Chinese commercial airplane landing on Antarctica
2. Various of scenes of Antarctica
A commercial aircraft of China's Hainan Airlines landed on the Antarctica on Saturday.
This is the first Chinese commercial airplane landing on the continent.
Carrying 22 Chinese passengers, the plane took off from Hong Kong and flew 15 hours to stop over in Cape Town of South Africa for refueling. Then it flew another five and a half hours to land on the Antarctica on Saturday.
China has become the second largest tourist source of Antarctica, next only to the United States.
The number of Chinese tourists to Antarctica grew from less than 100 in 2008 to 3,944 in 2016.
The Chinese travel agency, Caissa, plans to start official Antarctic tour next year.
ID : 8068895
Published : 2017-12-18 15:01
Last Modified : 2017-12-18 19:25:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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